Money, Money … (not from Mamma Mia)
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Now that our lice invasion is over we are being attacked by another invasion: debt. Due to my medical leave my boss refused to pay me the December salary and also the extra month salary we have in December. My online income saved me last month but the credit card is getting to the limit and our payday loan is in the same situation.
My kids where used to have everything, too much in fact, to choose to eat at home and this in January they noticed that some things were missing in the groceries closet.
We don’t waste food, we just buy what we really need to eat and we are learning a lesson: we sometimes waste money in things that we don’t really need. If we don’t have them we still eat and don’t starve, it’s just a matter of organizing the grocery list and stick to the basic.
Once I am on a medical leave I can’t get out at some hours of the day so although at home I can’t pick up my daughter at school. I reduced a full time daycare to only school home transportation meaning a smaller bill to pay to daycare.
Right now I don’t have nothing else to reduce. Well I have cable TV and Internet in the same package…but I need the Internet. I’m going to phone them and see if they can reduce to a lower package.
Yesterday we realized that my husbands salary bonus from last year was removed so less income, I would like to try to work from home but work just don’t fall from the sky so right now I’m just waiting to see how my job situation is going to end and then let’s start a new life.
Laura,
I sincerely hope things get better for you soon. This post reminds me and should also others that there is much in our daily lives that is wasteful and we take for granted. If we haven’t already, we should step back and take a look at our spending and habits. Most likely, there are many things we can eliminate that will bring money back to us. Thanks for that awakening!
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